Annual report : 1947 / Keighley and District Victoria Hospital.

  • Keighley and District Victoria Hospital (Keighley, England)
Date:
1947
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Credit: Annual report : 1947 / Keighley and District Victoria Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    benefit to the hospital. For instance, to take only the last ten years, grants have totalled the remarkable sum of ^164,000. The thousands of contributors are deserving of the highest praise for their sustained support of the scheme, as well as those employers who so generously supplement their workpeople’s con¬ tributions,. It is an unfortunate feature of the National Health Service that Contributory Schemes in their present form will no longer be necessary. The Board of Management wish to place on record their appre¬ ciation of the co-operation and consistent and generous support which they have always received from all those connected with the scheme. HOUSE-TO-HOUSE COLLECTION. Forthcoming legislation appears to have affected this collection, although the decrease is not as great as might be expected., The collection realised ^51S 16s. lid., a decrease of £SS 18s. hid., but allowance should be made for the Steeton Collection, which was undertaken by the Silsden Fete and Gala Committee, and which, in 1946 produced £28 5s. Sd. The Board are greatly indebted to the Committee, the District Organisers, and all the generous contributors, for their noteworthy assistance. CHRISTMAS. Matron’s Christmas Fund Appeal again received most liberal support, and in consequence the patients and staff had a most enjoy¬ able Festive Season. Every patient and member of staff received a present from the Fund, whilst the patients also received most accept¬ able gifts from the Workpeople’s Collection Committee. His Worship the Mayor and the Mayoress (Councillor J. H. Wright, J.P., and Mrs. Wright) visited the hospital and made a tour of all the wards. The many thoughtful donors are assured of the gratitude of the Board, patients and staff. GIFTS OF EQUIPMENT. The following benefactors are graciously thanked for the under- noted gifts. Three Self-propelled Patients’ Wheel Chairs—The Workpeople’s Collection Committee. Six Reading Lamps for Private Maternity Unit—The Inner Wheel Club of Keighley. SPECIAL DONATIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS. Attention has already been drawn to exceptional items of income, but in addition the following are also worthy of mention and special thanks. Hospital Collecting Boxes Keighley Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society Trustees of Bowcock’s Charity for Keighley ... Hospital Dance Committee Silsden 8c District Fete and Gala Committee ... Miss Irene Ogden—Dancing Display Keighley & District Farmers’ Effort ... ..., Silsden Annual Hospital Ball /5ili8 16 11 £330 0 0 £250 0 0 2*15)11 3 3 £ 135. 0 0 £8® 9 11 £33 0 6 £31 19 0 l